Entertainment: August 2005

As I was wandering around the web tonight, I found a couple of interesting articles to share... The first is an editorial from the Washington Post about Pat Robertson's recent fatwah. It's a pity Venezuelans don't know that "The...Read More

The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 0-452-26392-1 I briefly mentioned this book in that book memes that Scott sent me. This is one of my favorite books and listing it on the memes made me remember to...Read More

From my wanderings around the web: Advance Indiana's editor was recently honored by Phi Delta Phi. The legal fraternity also adopted a broad non-discrimination policy that covers sexual orientation and gender identity. Now on sale in Japan - a...Read More

I came across this site the other day and emailed it to Jerame. It's a history on the game show "Press Your Luck." It details how one contestant broke the bank and walked off with enough money that the...Read More

For those of us who just can't seem to escape our redneck roots, I offer up the Dueling Banjos quicktime movie. It's definitely a must see - the images are hilarious. What's sad is that I think I've seen...Read More

To lighten the mood a bit: Dan Savage is blogging for Andrew Sullivan this week. Hilarious comment about Kansas limiting evolution in high school curricula: I have a policy proposal: Anyone who doesn't believe in evolution shouldn't enjoy the...Read More

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling ISBN: 0439784549 Jerame actually got to read this Harry Potter novel first, so I started it after he'd breezed through it. With a startling death and a budding romance,...Read More

Bob Novak, already under siege for leaking the name of a CIA operative, cussed at fellow commentator James Carville and stormed off the set during a taping of "Inside Politics" today. Click here for video of the exchange. This...Read More

The selection of hybrid cars will be expanding soon. Toyota announced today that it plans to add 10 new hybrid cars to its lineup. They expect that 25% of their sales in the next decade will be hybrids. Toyota...Read More

Ever wondered what the origin of pressing Control-Alt-Delete on your computer was? This funny clip from Milk & Cookies is inventor David Bradley trying to backpedal after he accidently slams Bill Gates at a conference. Bill is not amused....Read More